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Greenpeace boss admits surprise at harsh Russian response Despite its expertise at risky protests, Greenpeace's head admitted he was "extremely surprised" by Russia's response in the Arctic and never imagined activists would face piracy charges and years in jail.

11 October 2013

Salmonella outbreak sickens nearly 300 in US A salmonella outbreak in raw chicken has sickened nearly 300 people in the US,as consumer advocates warned the federal shutdown was hampering a government response.

10 October 2013

Malala, Congolese doctor among Nobel Peace favourites Teenage Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai and a Congolese doctor dedicated to helping rape victims are the two most-hyped figures among pundits ahead of Friday's Nobel Peace Prize announcement.

10 October 2013

Grace church pastor under home arrest Bakhytzhan Kashkumbayev, pastor of Grace protestant church in Astana, has been released from jail and transferred under home arrest.

10 October 2013

Ukrainian christians address Kazakhstan ambassador in support of Grace Church pastor AUC ECB has supported the 67-y.o. pastor of protestant Grace Church in Astana accused of inflicting severe harm to the health of one of the church’s members.

10 October 2013

Broken toilet flush forces JAL Dreamliner to turn back A 787 Dreamliner bound for Japan was forced to turn around and fly back to Russia after toilets on the plane refused to flush.

10 October 2013

World-level tourism training center to open in Almaty The center will be supported by the World Tourism Organization and will have world-level tourism training experts.

09 October 2013

Over 700,000 mourn influential Israeli rabbi More than 700,000 people took to Jerusalem's streets Monday to mourn the spiritual leader of Israel's Sephardic Jews, in an unprecedented procession for an influential figure who died after surgery.

09 October 2013

Get richer, die younger: study We all live longer when times are good, right?

08 October 2013

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Two Kazakhstan citizens enter US universities Two Kazakhstan citizens, Ilias Kameledinov and Abylai Akhmetov, have been enrolled in military universities of the US Armed Forces.

08 October 2013

GSK to seek green light for malaria vaccine British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said on Tuesday it hoped to get the green light for a prototype vaccine against malaria after trials showed it offered children a partial shield against the disease.

08 October 2013

In Malala's home, schoolgirls pray for her Nobel in secret In Malala Yousufzai's home town in Pakistan, schoolfriends hope to see her win the Nobel Peace Prize this week -- but they dream in secret, under pressure from a society deeply ambivalent about the teenage activist.

07 October 2013

Japan dolphin-killing town to open marine park The Japanese town made infamous by the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove", will open a marine mammal park where visitors can swim with dolphins, but will not end its annual slaughter.

07 October 2013

Pope says Church should rid itself of 'worldliness' Pope Francis on Friday called for the Catholic Church and its faithful to rid themselves of earthly concerns like St Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage to the saint's Italian hometown.

07 October 2013

Chile group wants Pinochet 'dictatorship' in textbooks A Chilean education advisory group recommended Friday that schools use "dictatorship" rather than "military regime" in textbooks to describe General Augusto Pinochet's rule marred by rights abuses.

07 October 2013

Israel: European rights resolution on circumcision 'racist' Israel labelled as "racist" and "anti-religious" Friday a resolution of the pan-European human rights body calling for regulation of circumcision practices.

06 October 2013

Malala picks up another award as Nobel beckons Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' schooling, added another award to a growing list on Friday.

06 October 2013

Australia presses Russia over detained Greenpeace activist Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop expressed concern to Russia about an Australian crew member of a Greenpeace ship facing a "very serious" piracy charge over an Arctic oil exploration protest.

06 October 2013

First-ever global deal struck on airline CO2 emissions A first-ever global deal on curbing the airline industry's rising carbon emissions was agreed Friday.

05 October 2013